Triple digit temperatures will return to some areas in the Inland Empire as an excessive heat wave will remain in effect Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. On Tuesday afternoon, temperatures soared to 110 in the Coachella Valley and 98 in the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning, according to weather reports.

Afternoon temperatures in some inland areas could reach as high as 114 degrees, prompting the NWS to issue an excessive heat warning that will last until 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The warning will cover the San Gorgonio Pass and the Coachella Valley.

“An excessive heat warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur,” the NWS said. “The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely.”

San Bernardino and Moreno Valley could reach 96 degrees Wednesday. It will be slightly cooler in the Ontario area with temperatures topping out around 93 degrees for Wednesday before cooling off the remainder of the week.

“The heat will relent slightly on Thursday with an influx of tropical moisture for late Thursday night and Friday, bringing an increase in humidity while limiting high temperatures on Friday mostly to the 90s,” the NWS said.

Temperatures in Orange and Los Angeles counties were expected to be cooler.

In downtown LA, temperatures are forecasted to be in the mid 80s come Wednesday, while foothill communities including Monrovia could see temperatures in the low 90s.

In Orange County communities, temperatures could reach the low to mid 80s and then follow the late-week cooling trend.

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